Last week's column about the best time to apply for Social Security prompted some comments and questions from employees who are covered under the Civil Service Retirement System Offset. CSRS Offset is ...

You should not pay if: An example: You shouldn't pay the redeposit if: Regardless of when the service was performed, the redeposit is 1.3 percent of basic pay earned during the service, plus interest.

On October 22, 2019, Judge Margaret M. Sweeney issued a final decision in a class action lawsuit brought by insurers over unpaid cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments. She held that the estimated 100 ...

Insurance companies recently won a narrow victory in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The court held that insurers were entitled to recover unpaid cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments that the ...

Determining whether a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) retiree can collect spousal Social Security benefits isn't always easy. Typically, because those under CSRS do not pay into Social Security ...

I retired from the Federal Government in November 2002 after 20 years. I was 61 years old and retired on the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) plan. I have paid Social Security most of my adult ...